Folding bedstead



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J. R. DEIHM.

, FOLDING BEDSTEAD.

No. 569,548. Patented Oct. 13, 1896.

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J R. DEIHM. FOLDING BEDSTEAD.

No. 569,548. Patented Oct. 13, 1896.

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JOHN R. DEIHM, OF POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

FOLDING BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 569,548, dated October13, 1896.

Application filed April 25, 1896.

To (LZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN R. DEIHM,of Pottsville, in the county ofSchuylkill and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Folding Beds; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in folding beds.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved folding bed soarranged and constructed that the head and foot sections can be foldeddown, as well as the legs of the bed, so that when the parts are sofolded the whole framework, together with the head and foot pieces, canbe so closed that a very little space will be occupied in storing thesame when not in use.

, The invention consists in certain novel features of construction andin combinations and arrangements of parts more fully describedhereinafter, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective Viewof one end of a bed, showing the same in an upright position. Fig. 2 isa side elevation, the head of the bed being in an upright position andthe foot-board and the legs thereof at that end being folded. Fig. 3 isa detail perspective of the clamping-plate to which the legs and thehead and foot sections are pivoted. Fig. 4.- is a similar view of theleg detached from the bed proper.

'Like letters of reference mark the same parts throughout the differentviews.

a indicates the side frame of a bed of any desirable construction, and bc the head and foot sections thereof. These head and foot sections, aswell as the legs 61, are not permanently secured to the frame of thebed, but are so arranged that they can be folded down whenever desired.

e 6 indicate a series of links, four being shown,although the number andlength there Serial No. 589,024. (No model) of would altogether dependupon the shape and size of the bed.

f indicates a clamping-plate, the lower portion thereof being securednear the bottom to the leg (Z, the outwardly-extending part g, integralwith said plate, embracing the end pieces of the bed-frame. The upperand lower cut-away portions g h form the bearing-surface for thereception of the rounded or reduced surfaces of the lower portion of theposts or standards of the uprights of the head and the upper curvedportions of the legs, both of which when arranged in their normal oroperative positions bear between the cut-away portions of said plate.The plate f is provided with suitable securing means at its upper andlower portions, so that the legs of the bed and the head and footsections can be pivoted to said plate and can be easily moved or turnedby means of said pivotal connections within said plate.

1' indicates a series of links, the upper one being pivoted at j and tothe upper and lower sections 1) 0. These links have the interme diateconnections formed by the buttons is uniting the same, the said linksthat are located between the legs of a bed to the head and foot sectionsbeing provided with a cutaway portion having the projection t", and whenthe parts are resting in their normal or upright position the cut-awayportion readily bears against the buttons 7c; and it should'be noticedthat the link is connected to the uprights of both the head and footsections and that the central fastening means is provided in the sideframe of the bed, which is lettered m, so that really this fasteningmeans forms the pivotal point for the closing or folding of both thehead and foot sections of the bed and to legs thereon, the links of thebed being also connect-ed, as at n, similar to that of thehead-sections. The lower portions of the posts of the uprights arereduced or cut away, as shown at 0, so that when they are in theirnormal positions for use they bear against the upper surfaces of theside frame.

19 indicates a bar secured to the rear side frame, and this bar isprovided with the outward or flared part g, which is adapted to fit onand snugly embrace the upper and lower heads of the upright posts, sothat when the parts are in operative position these bars snugly andpermanently hold the several parts in place.

The clamping-plate f, which is pivoted to the posts of both the head andfoot sections, as well as to the legs of the bed, not only acts as asupport for side legs and sections, but also firmly binds both the sideand rear frames of the bed proper.

Supposing the bed to be in an open condition and it is desired to foldthe same, the head and foot sect-ions are lowered, the links connectingthe said sections being forced down. These sections are then practicallyflush or nearly so with the upper surface of the side frames. The legsare then pushed inwardly, the bottom links being forced away from thebutton k'of one of the intermediate links, so that said links can befolded against or closed onto the bottom edges of the lower part of theside frames. In this way the bed or cot can be folded into a smallcompass ready for storing in a very limited space until the same isagain ready for use, when the reverse operation can be repeated.

The cut-away portions of the several links form bearing-surfaces, sothat they will easily come into contact with the buttons formed thereon,and by reason of the projections eX- tending above said cut-awayportions they snugly and partially surround said buttons and securelyhold the links together when the bed is in an unfolded position.

It should be noticed that the links are so arranged that while the upperones are connected to both the head and foot sections there are smalleror intermediate links loosely secured thereto, as well as to the legs,so that the fulcrum-point for said links is at the side of thebed-frame, and that this side frame acts as a support for and a pivotalpoint for the links thereof, the turning-point being at this particularpart of the bed-frame and the links merely being connected to the headand foot sections and with each other and freely movable, as described.

The device is very simple in construction and composed of a minimumnumber of parts, and it is evident that various slight changes ormodifications might be made in the form and arrangements of the partsdescribed without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction herein setforth.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A bed consisting of the side and end frames, the plate secured to thecorners thereof, the head and foot sections, the legs pivoted thereon, aseries of links connected to said sections and to the legs, and aspring-bar engaging said sections and legs, for the purpose set forth.

2. A bed consisting of the side and end frames, the plates secured tothe corners thereof, said plates extending above and below the frame andhaving pivotal journals on their ends on which the head and footsections are carried, the legs pivoted thereon and a series of linksconnected to the head and foot sections and the legs and having thepivotal connections, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

JOHN R. DEIHM.

Witnesses:

H. K. WEsToN, FLORENCE WESTON.

